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The player replaces the ball, but not the
leaf, and makes a stroke at the ball. How
many penalty strokes, if any, does the
player incur?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
8. In a match between Player A and Player
B, after A makes her second stroke, his ball
comes to rest in a water hazard in front of
the putting green. Player B then lays up
short of the hazard with his second shot,
farther from the hole than where Player A’s
ball lies in the water hazard. It is Player B’s
turn to play next:
a. If player A chooses to play his ball as
it lies in the water hazard.
b. If Player A chooses to drop a ball
under Rule 26-1b, keeping the point
where the ball last crossed the mar-
gin of the water hazard between the
hole and the spot where the ball is
dropped, and this spot is nearer the
hole than where Player B’s ball lies.
c. If Player A chooses to proceed under
Rule 26-1a (stroke and distance).
d. No matter how Player A chooses to
proceed in playing his next stroke.
9. In a match between Player A and Player B,
in which of the following situations is a player
penalized for causing Player A’s ball to move?
QUESTION 4
5. With the Local Rule allowing dis-
tance-measuring devices in effect, a player
begins a round with a distance-measuring
device which has a feature that allows it
to measure slope. This feature is turned
off, however the device also measures
temperature. The player uses the device
for approach shots on the first and second
holes. How many penalty strokes, if any,
does the player incur?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. The player is disqualified.
6. In which of the following situations does
the player incur a penalty under Rule 11
(Teeing Ground)?
a. The player pulls up some grass grow-
ing behind the ball on the teeing
ground.
b. The player knocks the ball off the tee
when taking a practice swing.
c. In match play, the player tees off in
front of the teeing ground.
d. In stroke play, the player tees off from
the white tees, which are three club-
lengths behind the tees she is sup-
posed to be playing.
7. A leaf is lying on top of a player’s ball
through the green. The player lifts her
ball to identify it, following the proper
procedure, and as a result the leaf moves
and comes to rest several feet away.
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